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Left Face Down · 03-23-2012, 09:18 AM

EMG non-actives = complete and utter muddy crap

EMG actives = okay

I've really only had experience with the 81 (B)/ 60 (N). I was surprised by the 60 in the cleans department. I mean, for all the flack EMG gets about their cleans. Neither really sounded that great to me in the distortion department. They did have a sterile sound compared to other pickups I've used (a decent bit of DiMarzios and a handful of Seymour Duncans).

Knowing myself I probably would like the 85. I'm very partial to Alnico V magnets (maybe it is a coincidence) and my favorite pickups all have them. I'll never know unless I happen upon a guitar with an 85 in it.

03-23-2012, 09:18 AM	#4
Left Face Down Ibanez Loving Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kuppuku suru tenka Posts: 69,666 Posts: 13,415	EMG non-actives = complete and utter muddy crap EMG actives = okay I've really only had experience with the 81 (B)/ 60 (N). I was surprised by the 60 in the cleans department. I mean, for all the flack EMG gets about their cleans. Neither really sounded that great to me in the distortion department. They did have a sterile sound compared to other pickups I've used (a decent bit of DiMarzios and a handful of Seymour Duncans). Knowing myself I probably would like the 85. I'm very partial to Alnico V magnets (maybe it is a coincidence) and my favorite pickups all have them. I'll never know unless I happen upon a guitar with an 85 in it.